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| − | The '''minister's son''' is relatively rare in numbers (less than one in many tens of thousands), yet extraordinarily productive in accomplishment. | + | The '''minister's son''' is relatively rare in numbers (less than one in many tens of thousands), yet extraordinarily productive in accomplishment. |
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Some examples of minister's sons are: | Some examples of minister's sons are: | ||
*[[Niels Abel]], one of the greatest mathematicians, son of a Norwegian pastor. | *[[Niels Abel]], one of the greatest mathematicians, son of a Norwegian pastor. | ||
| + | *[[Samuel Adams]], son of the deacon [[Puritan]] deacon Samuel Adams, Sr. | ||
| + | *[[Alex Briley]], chart-topping singer: a minister's son who learned to sing in church from an early age. | ||
| + | *[[Hugh Dennis]], comedian and former agent for the Security Service, son of the bishop of St Edmundsbury | ||
| + | *[[William O. Douglas]], longest-serving [[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice and former chairman of the [[SEC]] | ||
| + | *[[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], perhaps the most famous [[American]] thinker and man of letters in the 19th century | ||
*[[Leonhard Euler]], the most prolific mathematician ever, son of a Calvinist pastor. | *[[Leonhard Euler]], the most prolific mathematician ever, son of a Calvinist pastor. | ||
| − | *[[William Hamilton]], | + | *[[Anthony Flew]]<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pf/Anthony_Flew.html</ref> |
| − | *[[Isaac Newton]], | + | *James Gamble, co-founder of Procter & Gamble<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/procter-gamble.html</ref> |
| + | *Christian Goldbach, of [[Goldbach's conjecture]] in [[mathematics]], was the son of a pastor in [[Prussia]]. | ||
| + | *Chester Gould, creator of the ''Dick Tracy'' comic strip | ||
| + | *[[Sir Nigel Gresley]], one of the greatest steam locomotive designers | ||
| + | *[[William Hamilton]], Irish mathematician and biggest contributor of mathematics to physics since Isaac Newton, raised by his uncle the Reverend James Hamilton. | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Hobbes]], author of the greatest work of political philosophy, ''[[Leviathan (book)|Leviathan]]'' (1651). | ||
| + | *[[Samuel Morse]], son of a [[Congregationalist]] minister who advocated [[Calvinism]].<ref>https://www.loc.gov/collections/samuel-morse-papers/articles-and-essays/collection-highlights/childhood-and-family-life/</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Isaac Newton]], physicist, stepson of Anglican minister. | ||
| + | *[[Friedrich Nietzsche]], son of a [[Lutheran]] pastor | ||
*[[Robert Noyce]], co-inventor of the [[integrated circuit]], son of a Congregational minister. | *[[Robert Noyce]], co-inventor of the [[integrated circuit]], son of a Congregational minister. | ||
| − | *[[Bernhard Riemann]], | + | *Sir [[Laurence Olivier]] (Lord Olivier), classical actor. |
| + | *[[Paul]], son of a [[Pharisee]]<ref>Acts 23:6</ref> | ||
| + | *[[J.C. Penney]]<ref>http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/jc-penneys.html</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Bernhard Riemann]], mathematician, son of a Lutheran pastor. | ||
| + | *Anthony Sadler, an American hero who risked his life to stop a heavily armed terrorist on a train to Paris on August 21, 2015, which saved many lives. | ||
| + | *[[Boris Spassky]], [[chess]] world champion (1969-1972) who is descended from the notable Russian Orthodox priest Vladimir Alexandrovich Spassky | ||
| + | *[[Kenneth Starr]], prominent [[conservative]] judge, advocate, and [[Pepperdine]] law school dean. | ||
| + | *[[Nicola Tesla]] | ||
| + | *Justin Timberlake, singer and actor<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005493/?ref_=nmls_hd</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Vincent Van Gogh]] | ||
| + | *[[Scott Walker]], governor of [[Wisconsin]] who obtained national attention for standing up to the government workers' unions. | ||
| + | *President [[Woodrow Wilson]]<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950DE1D61439EF32A25751C2A9629C946496D6CF</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Tim Westwood]], well-known music journalist and motoring correspondent; son of the bishop of Peterborough. | ||
| + | *[[Ted Williams]], son of an evangelical mother active in her church. | ||
| + | *[[Frank Lloyd Wright]], perhaps the greatest architect ever. | ||
| + | *[[The Wright Brothers]] | ||
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| + | Achievement is even higher among children of missionaries. According to the organization [[Campus Crusade for Christ]]:<ref>http://www.wwcmagazine.org/1997/call.html</ref>. | ||
| + | {{cquote|In a study listed in [[Who's Who]], it took 5,000 [[Presbyterian]] ministers to produce one child listed in Who's Who. Among lawyers the ratio was 5,000 to 1; dentists 2,500 to 1. But for every seven Christian missionary families from the United States, one of their children would be listed in Who's Who.}} | ||
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| + | == Minister's grandson == | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Edison]], the greatest inventor ever. | ||
| + | == Additional examples == | ||
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| + | *[[Gordon Brown]], [[Labour Party]] [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]], son of a [[Church of Scotland]] ([[Presbyterian]]) minister. | ||
| + | *Captain [[William Kidd]], pirate, hanged 1701, was the son of a [[Greenock]] minister. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Second generation atheist]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:50, June 17, 2024
The minister's son is relatively rare in numbers (less than one in many tens of thousands), yet extraordinarily productive in accomplishment.
Some examples of minister's sons are:
- Niels Abel, one of the greatest mathematicians, son of a Norwegian pastor.
- Samuel Adams, son of the deacon Puritan deacon Samuel Adams, Sr.
- Alex Briley, chart-topping singer: a minister's son who learned to sing in church from an early age.
- Hugh Dennis, comedian and former agent for the Security Service, son of the bishop of St Edmundsbury
- William O. Douglas, longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former chairman of the SEC
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, perhaps the most famous American thinker and man of letters in the 19th century
- Leonhard Euler, the most prolific mathematician ever, son of a Calvinist pastor.
- Anthony Flew[1]
- James Gamble, co-founder of Procter & Gamble[2]
- Christian Goldbach, of Goldbach's conjecture in mathematics, was the son of a pastor in Prussia.
- Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
- Sir Nigel Gresley, one of the greatest steam locomotive designers
- William Hamilton, Irish mathematician and biggest contributor of mathematics to physics since Isaac Newton, raised by his uncle the Reverend James Hamilton.
- Thomas Hobbes, author of the greatest work of political philosophy, Leviathan (1651).
- Samuel Morse, son of a Congregationalist minister who advocated Calvinism.[3]
- Isaac Newton, physicist, stepson of Anglican minister.
- Friedrich Nietzsche, son of a Lutheran pastor
- Robert Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, son of a Congregational minister.
- Sir Laurence Olivier (Lord Olivier), classical actor.
- Paul, son of a Pharisee[4]
- J.C. Penney[5]
- Bernhard Riemann, mathematician, son of a Lutheran pastor.
- Anthony Sadler, an American hero who risked his life to stop a heavily armed terrorist on a train to Paris on August 21, 2015, which saved many lives.
- Boris Spassky, chess world champion (1969-1972) who is descended from the notable Russian Orthodox priest Vladimir Alexandrovich Spassky
- Kenneth Starr, prominent conservative judge, advocate, and Pepperdine law school dean.
- Nicola Tesla
- Justin Timberlake, singer and actor[6]
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin who obtained national attention for standing up to the government workers' unions.
- President Woodrow Wilson[7]
- Tim Westwood, well-known music journalist and motoring correspondent; son of the bishop of Peterborough.
- Ted Williams, son of an evangelical mother active in her church.
- Frank Lloyd Wright, perhaps the greatest architect ever.
- The Wright Brothers
Achievement is even higher among children of missionaries. According to the organization Campus Crusade for Christ:[8].
| “ | In a study listed in Who's Who, it took 5,000 Presbyterian ministers to produce one child listed in Who's Who. Among lawyers the ratio was 5,000 to 1; dentists 2,500 to 1. But for every seven Christian missionary families from the United States, one of their children would be listed in Who's Who. | ” |
Minister's grandson
- Thomas Edison, the greatest inventor ever.
Additional examples
- Gordon Brown, Labour Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, son of a Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) minister.
- Captain William Kidd, pirate, hanged 1701, was the son of a Greenock minister.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.adherents.com/people/pf/Anthony_Flew.html
- ↑ http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/procter-gamble.html
- ↑ https://www.loc.gov/collections/samuel-morse-papers/articles-and-essays/collection-highlights/childhood-and-family-life/
- ↑ Acts 23:6
- ↑ http://famousbrandnames.blogspot.com/2007/02/jc-penneys.html
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005493/?ref_=nmls_hd
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950DE1D61439EF32A25751C2A9629C946496D6CF
- ↑ http://www.wwcmagazine.org/1997/call.html